Holder



May 29, 923. 1,451,250

H. L.'JOHN$QN HOLDER Filed Aug- 25, 1922 s Sheets-Sheet 1 ATTORNEY WITNESS:

May 29,1923. 1,457,250

H. L. JOHNSON HOLDER Filed Aug. 25, 1922 I5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Y if if a? 2-" ATTORNEY WITNESS:

Patented May29, 1923.

,tisazs'o HOLDER;

Application filed August 25, 1922'. "SeriaI Nc. -S 4,375.'

To all whom z't may 50mm: 1 I a v Be it'known that I, HENRYL. JOI-FNSON," a citizen of the-United Statesjresidlng at Dawson, in-the county of Lac Qui'Parle andState of Minnesota, have invented new and useful- Improvements in Holders, of-

which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to improvements in holders especially designed for holding crochet thread in a manner to permit of the same being freely unwound without tangling or knotting, r

Another object of the invention is the provision of a holder'in which the ballof in proper position for unwinding.

thread is mounted for pivotal movement adjacent athread guide, whereby the un-' winding tension of the thread "will move ithe holder upon its pivotand keep the ball W Vith the above and other objects in view, the'invention further includes the following novel features and details of construct on,

. tobe hereinafter more fully described,illusi trated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended cla ms. v

In the'drawings I Figure .1 is a side elevation of'a thread holder constructed inaccordance with the invention. Y'

Figure 2 is a front view of the same.

Figure 3 is a top view. I

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view.

Figure 5 is a transverse section. m

Figure 6 is adetail perspective View of the spring yolie.

Figure 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of a modified'form of holder in whichthe latter is enclosed-within a receptacle.

Figure 8 is a transverse sectional view of the same. I I

Figure 9 is a fragmentary plan view illpistrating the pivotal mounting for the yo e. r

Referring in detail toQthe 1 drawings, wherein like characters of, reference denote corresponding parts, in the form of the invention shown, in Figures'l to 6 inclusive, there is provided a flat base 11 having its opposite side edges rolled as at 12 for attachment to substantially parallel arms 13, having one of their ends formed into eyes let. .The opposite ends of the arms 13 extend inwardly toward one another and are shaped to provide a substantiallysemicircular arm 15 having at" its free end a stationary guide 16.] The ends of the arms spaced transversely extending arms- 19,

j nt the'e'yes 14 are connected-by rod or Wire '17 and the adjacent end of the base '11 is rolled over this rodor wire.

The construction just described providesa firm base or support, which may rest; upon" a table or other article, or-which maybe 1' through the "eyes14. y I r g The holder may-be secured to a suitable" support and fo'r this purpose there is prosupported. by a cord @orthe like threaded-j V vided an W i i he juncture'of the base i and the semi-circulararm 15. This-eye andf the eyeslel are arranged for the passage'of I screws or similar fastening devices, so thatthe latter may be held against accidental movement.

Mounted upon the 18 and 'for this purpose there 'is provided whose outer ends I '20' engage around the mediate portions of thesearms'19 are pro-z vided with eyes 22to receive the-pivot pin 18. Theeyes 22 are spaced apart tojreceive" a loop 23 which" forms apart of a pivotally base 11' is a pivotpin I jrollededges 12 or the base, while'the inter I r ltcdspring-yoke. Extending from the' 7 loop 23 are oppositely disposed arms- 24,

whose outer ends extend at right angles to provide spaced substantially parallel arms 25. The arms 25 extendxinwardas shown at 26 to provide spacingfportions from which extend substantially parallel portions 27,

. which carry pintles or trunnions 28. 2 'Removably mounted upon these pintles or trunnionsj28 are the opposite ends'ofspool sections 29 which are adapted to-extend within the opposite end openings of a ball of thread 30 (such as the usual ball of crochet thread) and these spool sections carry flanges 31.

' After the thread has been passed through the guide loop 16, a pull upon the thread one to the other end of the ball during its unwinding ac,tio-n,-so that theball' 30 will be in position at all times to permit of a fre unwinding action of the thread.

In Figures? to 10 inclusive, the device is will cause the ball to move pivotally upon the pivot pin 18' as the thread passesfrom.

shown within a container, the container illustrated 1 being of cylindrical formation is open and is normally closed by a closure 33 and this closure isjprovided ,with an extension 34 which is adapted toenter the asshown at 32.' One end'of't-his container container when the closure. is'in position.

The extension 84: provides a base for the holder upon which the spring yoke previously described is pivotally mounted. This yoke is identical with the yoke shown in Figure 6 of the drawings and its loop 23 receives the trunnion 35, which is mounted in spaced ears 36 carried by the base 34. The ears 36 are formed of a single piece of sheet metal bent to provide substantially parallel portions which detine the ears 36, aspacing v portion 37 and outwardly extending flanges 38. The base 3a is slitted .to provide tongues 39 and the latter are bent over the flanges 38 so as to hold the spaced; ears to the base 34:. The receptacle 32 is provided with an opening -10 which forms a guide for the passage of the thread,

similar to the guide loop 16 previously mentioned, the said loop 16 and opening being stationary with respect to the bases upon which the pivoted springyokes are mounted.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportions and minor details of construction and the right is herein reserved to make such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appended 1 claims.

Having described the invention what is claimed is j 1. A holder embodying a base, a transversely pivoted yoke mounted thereon, a

.holder carried by the yoke and adapted to removably support a ball of thread and a stationary thread guide located intermediate the ends of the ball. p

2. A holder embodying a base, a transoppositely extendingarms, means located at the free ends o't' the parallel arms for removable engagement With a ballot thread and a stationarythread guide located intermediate the ends of the ball.

4. A holder embodying a base, a trans,

Versely pivoted spring yoke mounted there on and including oppositely and outwardly extending arms, a pivot loon zit-the inner ends of said arms, parallel arms evt-endin at right angles from the outer ends of the oppositely extending arms, trunnions located at the free ends of the parallel arms,

flan ed s 001 sections- -removabl en a 'inoy a 11 the trunnions'and a stationary thread .Q'uide located between the flanged spool sections.

5. A holder comprising a receptacle having a guide opening therein a closure .for the same,v a transversely nivoted yoke carriedby the closure and a holder carriedbv the yoke and adapted .to removably support a ball of thread for passage through the guide opening in the receptacle.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

HENRY L. JOHNSON. 

